Release The Dub - A Mix For Michael Richards by Prince Language published on 2012-09-11T18:44:29Z On the morning of September 11, 2001, my friend Michael Richards was working in his studio on the 92nd floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. He was a resident artist there as part of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's World Views program. Michael was an incredibly gifted artist and sculptor whose work addressed tragic aspects of African-American history through a poignant, poetic, and ultimately transcendant use of iconography. Ironically, much of his work dealt with flight, and the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, as a theme. Michael grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, and loved reggae. I originally met him through our mutual friend, the curator Franklin Sirmans, who knew that we would have this in common. Shortly after Michael's death, Franklin asked me to make a reggae mix to be played at a memorial gathering he was organizing at the Studio Museum of Harlem, where Michael was also an artist in residence, on September 23, 2001. Beginning with King Tubby's elegiac dub of The Aggrovators "I Shall Be Released" entitled "Release The Dub", the songs I gathered addressed the mood of mourning that we New Yorkers felt in the wake of the attacks, as well as the themes of love, war, struggle, hope, spirituality and release that are so beautifully expressed in Reggae music. This is the original recording of that mix. I thought that today, 11 years from the attack that took his and many others lives, was a fitting day to share this small memorial for Michael. I hope you can take the time to explore his powerful work and rich legacy. I miss him. http://www.studiomuseum.org/studio-blog/artists/remembering-michael-richards http://arthistory.about.com/od/namesrr/a/Michael-Rolando-Richards.htm http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/state-of-the-arts/archive/2012/09/on-911-franconia-remembers-micahel-richards.shtml Rest in PEACE Michael Richards, 8/2/1963 - 9/11/2001 Genre Reggae Comment by Bionic Keith Hudson great producer 2013-03-09T02:19:56Z Comment by Bionic HEAVYWEIGHT!!!!!!! 2013-03-09T02:06:38Z Comment by Bionic top draw selektion 2013-03-09T01:32:17Z Comment by Mike Misiu fantastic mix, first for a long time that's been played over and over again 2012-09-20T21:33:08Z Comment by Solid Gould (WJFF FM) Fantastical! 2012-09-20T13:31:43Z Comment by Prince Language @ruffrevival: was recorded 11 years ago so that may prove a little tricky, but will try... 2012-09-18T22:22:57Z Comment by Prince Language Very gratified for the amazing response this has received. Thanks so much to everyone for taking the time to listen, and more importantly hope you that you all have a chance to check out Michael's work! 2012-09-18T22:22:07Z Comment by OGbeats&bowls Best hour I've had in a while :) THANK YOU 2012-09-14T20:14:58Z Comment by Subatomic Sound real vibes 2012-09-14T17:18:42Z Comment by lovehate awesome vibe ;) 2012-09-13T10:43:47Z Comment by Cesargt Dawn Pen! excelent 2012-09-12T14:46:02Z Comment by eric fury this is incredible 2012-09-12T14:33:02Z Comment by Ruff Revival This is a lovely set. Some really soulful dubs and sensitively handled too. Please upload a tracklist when you can. 2012-09-12T11:59:05Z Comment by Huge Wilson Thank you for sharing the mix and your memories of Michael 2012-09-12T05:09:22Z Comment by extraNiceNess Wonderful tribute to your friend Language. 2012-09-11T23:26:34Z Comment by Dean Dub-Plate Christian SELECTAAAAAAAA !!! This Deserves BIG Props !!! WICKED Mix !!! Thanx For The DL !!!! :-) 2012-09-11T22:05:00Z